tag:blog.tmcnet.com,2013:/blog/tom-keating//4/tag:blog.tmcnet.com,2008:/blog/tom-keating//4.37941-2013-02-22T21:04:42ZComments for Less Merry Xmas: Sony Keeping PS3 Pricing As IsVoIP & Gadgets blog - Latest news in VoIP & gadgets, wireless, mobile phones, reviews, & opinionsMovable Type 4.38tag:blog.tmcnet.com,2008:/blog/tom-keating//4.379412008-10-13T19:54:51Z2008-10-13T20:03:41ZLess Merry Xmas: Sony Keeping PS3 Pricing As IsSony has ruled out cutting the price of the PlayStation 3 console before Christmas, insisting that the PS3 is better value than rivals half its price.(Maybe time to rethink that in today's -- or at least last week's -- economy?)With...Randy Savickyhttp://www.strategypluscommunications.comSony has ruled out cutting the price of the PlayStation 3 console before Christmas, insisting that the PS3 is better value than rivals half its price.
(Maybe time to rethink that in today's -- or at least last week's -- economy?)
With up to 50% of video game sales made in the run-up to Christmas, Sony is gambling that despite the weak economy, consumers will not just buy the cheapest machine.
If they do, Sony could lose further ground to Nintendo's Wii and to Microsoft's entry-level Xbox 360, which sells for $199 in the U.S. after a price cut in September - half the $399 cost of the cheapest PS3.
Sony argues that the basic Xbox has no hard disk drive, while the PS3 plays High-DefinitionBlu-ray movies as standard.
Sony launched its third PlayStation model in the line in November 2006. The PS3 competes most directly with the Xbox 360. Both are high-powered consoles that have sold well to gaming enthusiasts, but neither has matched the casual appeal and rapid success of the much cheaper Wii.
More at the Financial Times.]]>
tag:blog.tmcnet.com,2008:/blog/tom-keating//4.37941-comment:39925Comment from Free Gadgets on 2008-10-14Free Gadgetshttp://www.newgadgets4you.com
After Microsoft dropped the prices of the XBox360 I really expectd Sony to follow suit but they must have enough faith (and money) to keep these prices.]]>
2008-10-14T13:50:44Ztag:blog.tmcnet.com,2008:/blog/tom-keating//4.37941-comment:40003Comment from Wii on 2008-10-18Wiihttp://www.realfreebies.co.uk
You would have thought, that with XBox 360s being lowered in prices, that they would have lowered the prices too for Chritmas?]]>
2008-10-18T10:06:10Ztag:blog.tmcnet.com,2008:/blog/tom-keating//4.37941-comment:44981Comment from Wii on 2009-06-10Wiihttp://www.free-wii.org.uk
Sony really know how to entice an audience don't they...]]>
2009-06-10T17:08:17Z
Sony has ruled out cutting the price of the PlayStation 3 console before Christmas, insisting that the PS3 is better value than rivals half its price.